Appointed OBE

The charity later added that no external organisation was involved in the decision and the situation had not been referred to the police.

The Charity Commission told BBC News it was not involved in any investigation into ShelterBox.

ShelterBox, which was the brainchild of Mr Henderson, delivers survival equipment in large green boxes to disaster areas around the world and is currently providing aid in the Philippines, Uganda and Lebanon.

Mr Henderson was appointed OBE in 2010 for services to humanitarian aid, 10 years after setting the charity up.

Earlier in the month it was announced that Jane Henderson, Mr Henderson's wife, had died of a suspected heart attack aged 59.